Lead Web Developer (full stack)
Location: US, DC, Washington
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Associate
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Consumer Services
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
Meet cove, a network of neighborhood productive spaces with a community defining how to be productive together. We are a DC-based startup that launched in September 2013. Members of the cove community come from different backgrounds and work environments. We know all too well about trying to work at the kitchen table, getting lost in a row of cubicles, or fighting to find an outlet in the coffee shop. We created cove with a simple objective: building places you want to be. We've got all the basics covered—fast wifi, color printers, spiffy conference rooms, free coffee. So ditch the coffee shop, boring cubicle, and lonely living room, and come be productive at cove! We have five locations: Dupont, 14th St (Logan Circle), Capitol Hill, Columbia Heights and Old Town, VA.

Job description:
cove, an experience-based startup, is looking for a full-stack web developer to join us full time!Meet cove, a network of neighborhood productive spaces with a community defining how to be productive together. We are a DC-based startup that launched nine months ago. Members of the cove community come from different backgrounds and work environments. We know all too well about trying to work at the kitchen table, getting lost in a row of cubicles, or fighting to find an outlet in the coffee shop. We created cove with a simple objective: building places you want to be. We've got all the basics covered—fast wifi, color printers, spiffy conference rooms, free coffee. So ditch the coffee shop, boring cubicle, and lonely living room, and come be productive at cove! We have three locations: Dupont, Logan Circle, Columbia Heights, and Capitol Hill. We need your help to bring productive spaces to more neighborhoods in DC! Strong preference for a candidate living in DC or Boston, but must be willing to travel to DC.Primary Responsibilities:taking the lead on web development for our desktop and mobile websites, as we expand to more locations and grow our communityiterating on interfaces for cove membersiterating on interfaces that enable the cove team to effectively manage spaces and the member experiencedesigning cove’s private social experiencetaking feedback from members and cove teammates for continuous upgradesmigrating cove from Parse to our own backend (AWS)working with the tech team to ensure all of cove’s technology is user-friendly, consistent, and in line with cove’s brandDescription:Want to see your technology in action, used by real people in real places? Then cove needs your support! The lead web developer will join a driven and exciting team of a quickly expanding, awesome startup. The member experience at cove is driven by technology: a web-and-mobile system that keeps everything running smoothly.You will be working alongside a growing tech team to ensure all of cove’s technology works together and is on brand.The primary responsibility of this position is to lead and push the development of cove’s backend and web frontend so we can provide the best possible experience for our members as cove rapidly expands all over DC. At a basic level, you will iterate on user interfaces for both our members (reserving space, managing plans, visualizing past usage) and the cove team (enabling them to manage spaces and member experience effectively). It is imperative that you are able to take direct user feedback and continuously adjust and upgrade. You will also take the lead on designing cove’s social experience, which will enable members to form connections online. The objective is to make cove’s growing and diverse community a resource and part of the member experience. You will also help cove migrate from a Parse-based backend to our own custom backend, giving us improved reliability and greater control over our services.This is a full time position. Be ready to take on a lot of responsibility in a short amount of time. We are looking for someone who is ready to work as hard and efficiently as we do.

Requirements:
Desired Skills and ExpertiseBachelor's degree in Computer Science (or similar) with 2+ years of software development experience.Full stack development skills, with experience in:web backends (AWS, Apache, databases),web frameworks (such as Backbone, Django, Ruby on Rails),and web frontends (Javascript, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap).Familiarity with our current stack of Parse and Backbone is a huge plus. Design and user experience skills also a plus.Proven ability to build, launch, and iterate on apps, responding to deployment issues under pressure. You have to be ready for anything, be excited, and bring a positive outlook to the cove table.To apply, please submit cover letter, resume, and portfolio of your work. No emails or phone calls, please.

Benefits:
This is a salaried position with health insurance and other benefits (such as a Capital Bikeshare membership!).